What we learned in the Rams’ 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks

What we learned in the Rams’ 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks:

Jared Goff should play it safe … or at least safer

Give Goff credit for trying to make a play.

The rookie quarterback’s fourth-quarter scramble for 15 yards was two shy of the end zone.

Unfortunately for Goff — and to what had to be hysterical consternation by the front office — cornerback Richard Sherman closed in and showed why the Seahawks’ secondary is nicknamed the “Legion of Boom.”

After he was knocked out of bounds, Goff left the game and was put into concussion protocol.

Interim Coach John Fassel and teammates praised Goff’s effort, but said the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft needs to make more prudent decisions about self-preservation.

There also was a holding penalty on the play, nullifying the gain. Goff’s 11-yard scramble for an apparent first down against Miami also was nullified because of a penalty.

Thursday night football is less than scintillating

Earlier in the week, Sherman described Thursday night games as a “poopfest.”

Playing NFL games four days after a Sunday game late in the season just doesn’t seem like a recipe for great football.

The Rams were coming off a 42-14 loss to Atlanta. The Seahawks lost 38-10 last week at Green Bay.

Both teams looked punchy in the first quarter, and neither appeared to be at its best the rest of the way.

Todd Gurley’s chances of reaching 1,000 yards are fading fast

Gurley rushed for 1,106 yards and 10 touchdowns in 13 games last season en route to winning the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year award.

Through 14 games this season, he has rushed for 778 yards and five touchdowns.

Gurley would have to amass 222 yards in the final two games against the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals to reach 1,000.

He has not run for more than 85 yards in a game this season.

Receiver Michael Thomas is struggling to hold onto the ball

The sixth-round draft pick struggled with drops during training camp and the exhibition season.

Against Atlanta, he muffed the opening kickoff and gave the Falcons a free shot at a touchdown less than 10 seconds into the game.

Against the Seahawks, Thomas got a few strides beyond the coverage on a play-action pass.

Goff’s pass was underthrown, forcing Thomas to slow down and turn. But he still had plenty of room to catch the ball.

Instead, he dropped it.

The Rams have a hard time scoring touchdowns, especially against the Seahawks

In two games against the NFC West champions, the Rams scored exactly zero touchdowns.

In Week 2, the Rams beat the Seahawks, 9-3, with three field goals from Greg Zuerlein.

On Thursday night, Zuerlein scored their only points with a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter.

John Fassel is not shy about mixing it up

In his first game in charge of an NFL team, the Rams lined up offensive lineman Jamon Brown as a fullback, went for it on fourth down and attempted a pass on a fake punt.

Gurley gained two yards running behind Brown.

Later in the same series, officials initially ruled that Gurley picked up a first down on the fourth-and-one call. But Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll challenged the spot and won.

Punter Johnny Hekker’s pass to Thomas on the fake punt was short and fell incomplete.